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I started contracting two years and was earning £500/day as a 'senior developer' writing Rails remotely for a company based in London. If I was onsite I would h

I started contracting two years and was earning £500/day as a 'senior developer' writing Rails remotely for a company based in London. If I was onsite I would have asked for more. To get higher rates for contracting you need to have the right contacts, by the time it ends up at a recruiter you need to end up paying their cut which can be substantial (10% - 35%, it's not bad for just sending a few emails :D).

BjoernKW 11y ago
> To get higher rates for contracting you need to have the right contacts That's what it comes down to regardless of location. If you're willing to share some of your London / UK contacts, that'd be much appreciated (contact info's in my profile).